# Accident 20080525836159A: Piper PA20, Fields, OR, May 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2008, 12:45 local time
- Place: Fields, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3333° N, 118.3333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3333&lon=-118.3333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7076K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7076K-2009-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 54 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080525836159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)VFR FLIGHT FROM DENIO, NV (E85) TO OFF AIRPORT SITE 20 MILES EAST OF FIELDS, OREGON. ON FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING, AT ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE PILOT REPORTED A STRONG DOWN DRAFT, RESULTING IN A SINK RATE THAT COULD NOT BE CHECKED WITH FULL POWER RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED STBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, WING STRUT, LANDING GEAR, AND FUSELAGE. WITHIN 30 SECONDS AFTER IMPACT HEAVY RAIN BEGAN. THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED IN THE VICINITY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA08CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA141), May 25, 2008: Piper PA-20 (N7076K), Fields, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the approach. Contributing to the accident was a windshear.

## Other reports on N7076K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730425009909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730425009909A), Apr 25, 1973: Piper PA20 (N7076K), Vidor, TX, Substantial damage. T/d 800FT bfr end of rwy,eng did not respond. Pilot-intentionally nosed acft over on back

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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